Accounts Payable Manager

DONNA EDWARDS, CAPP

**** ******* *****, ************, ** 07840

908-***-**** (h) 908-***-**** (m)

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Well qualified by experience, education and training to manage complex, detailed

administrative functions, especially in accounting. Achieves desired results through

strong personal example, planning and organizing, effective group leadership and

communication skills. 20 years of experience in Accounts Payable, 5 years in

Unclaimed Property.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Abandoned Property Services, LLC

December 2007 - June 2010

Compliance Manager

April 2009 - June 2010

Major Responsibilities

-Main point of contact for over 45 clients for unclaimed property compliance with all

states.

-Coordinate submission of data and timely return of data in state required reporting.

-Provide statistics to upper management weekly during peak season and billing detail

semi annually.

-Coordinate assistance from billing clerk during peak season and supervise one FTE.

Major Achievements

-Organization of and control of all clients, states, statistics, state statutes

impacting client reporting where there was none previously. Set up tracking templates

which kept management and staff up to date on client progress during the reporting

season.

Relationship Manager

December 2007 - April 2009

Major Responsibilities

-Assist companies in audit defense or advisory services with respect to unclaimed

property.

Realogy Corporation (f/k/a Cendant)

January 2003 - October 2007

Manager - Unclaimed Equities

May 2005 - October 2007

Major Responsibilities

-Compile data from 13 Legal Entity Segments (i.e, Hotel, Real Estate, Vehicle Rental)

in order to comply with VDA filings in several states, as well as filing with ASUS for

28 others.

-Provide accurate NAUPA Filing, Due Diligence letters and follow up, and maintenance

of all UAP property through TRACKER for all legal entities that report up to Cendant

Corporation.

-Assist with any State and Local Tax filings by assisting in CORPTAX, state

apportionments, ACH's directly paid to the state agencies, and GL reconciliation of

all tax payments.

Major Achievements

-Streamlined the tax payment coordination in order to provide timely turnaround of

reconciliation during close week, saving 10 man hours per quarter.

-Developed policies and procedures for after initial compliance for Unclaimed Property

administration.

-Held meetings with Regional Accounting Directors to initiate the new process of

tracking and reporting Unclaimed Property.

Cendant Corporation

Director - Shared Services/Accounts Payable

January 2003 - May 2005

Major Responsibilities

-Direct a combined total of 49 FTE's in the payables operations of NRT, Inc and

Cendant Timeshare Resort Group, providing point of escalation for Vice Presidents and

Controllers processing over 100,000 vouchers per month.

-Direct liaison with IT regarding maintenance, upgrades, and testing of the PeopleSoft

Financial Database for versions 7.5 and 8.4 in four environments.

-Assist in the Unclaimed Abandoned Property project, complete Tracker training and

initialize set up of system.

Major Achievements

-Maintained service level agreements despite 45% vacancy rate due to decision to

outsource AP, including both a manager and a supervisor.

-Served as AP Functional Lead for PeopleSoft conversion from 7.5 to 8.4 for four

environments, including a migration from JD Edwards. Uncovered and resolved over 1,200

unbalanced entries in PeopleSoft providing accurate posting of sub ledger items to

General Ledger.

-Completed transition of Trendwest and Resort keying for a combined total of over

16,000 vouchers a month to Shared Services saving headcount of five in the business

unit.

-Initiated and implemented vendor upload technology saving data entry personnel 30

hours of manual keying.

-Initiated and began to test voucher upload technology which is calculated to allow

redeployment of one FTE.

Covanta Energy Group f/k/a Ogden Energy Group

November 2000 - January 2003

Manager - Accounts Payable Systems - promoted to Director December 2002

Major Responsibilities

-Manage a group of 6 in the daily processing of corporate payables using PeopleSoft

Financials version 7.5, assist in system upgrades/implementation, recommend

efficiencies and streamline processes, with documentation of new procedures and

personnel training, troubleshoot system issues for regional offices.

Major Achievements

-Completed implementation of bank change: derivation of new bank codes, system setup

and test, print 3,500 test checks, verification of acceptability, and successful

cutover.

-Decentralized the voucher keying process of the Water Division, complete with formal

and one-on-one training.

-Successfully migrated the NY Corporate office into AP in NJ of about 500 vouchers per

month.

-Determined vendor and design new check stock with protection features.

-Created efficiencies with check printing: alphabetize sort, create different pay

cycles, physically move printing workstation.

-Enhanced the wire transfer process saving employee time and manual accruals.

-Enhanced the worklist functionality in PeopleSoft increasing efficiency in all

facilities.

Verizon Wireless (aka Advanced Mobile Phone Services, NYNEX Mobile Communications,

Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile, Bell Atlantic Mobile, Cellco

Partnership)

April 1984 - November 2000

Staff Director - Financial Integration

March 1998 - November 2000

Major Responsibilities

-Assist in new projects or audit concerns as assigned to streamline operations or

document procedures, which will enhance the effectiveness and profitability of both

the Finance Department and the company.

Major Achievements

-Member of Functional Team assigned to implement PeopleSoft Accounts Payable Module,

version 7.5 within a four month time frame, converting financial databases,

determining customizations necessary, becoming an expert in the PeopleSoft A/P

functionality, developing documentation, training staff, setting policies for

implementation at HQ and then deployment into new Verizon Wireless regions. Post

deployment assistance with the Purchasing/Accounts Payable interface, match

exceptions, error report, process tuning and configuration.

-Served as Finance's Document Retention Coordinator, visited storage facilities and

marked boxes for destruction saving $10,050 annually and freeing 3,100 square feet of

storage space.

-Audited the Company pager account, reduced monthly billing by transferring accounts

to cheaper plans and disconnecting 143 accounts.

-Served as Finance's representative in the company's Culture Initiative "Focus on

Customers", trained the trainers, facilitated sessions for the

Bedminster/Morristown/Orangeburg area, coordinated attendance for 234 Finance

employees, and documented all areas' 2,500 process improvements and attendance

records.

-Served as Finance Representative on the Y2K committee.

-Prepared Abandoned Property initial filings for all states for Verizon Wireless,

according to their dormancy periods, compiled and mailed Search Letters keeping in

compliance with the state laws.

Staff Director - Accounts Payable

July 1995 - July 1997

Major Responsibilities

-Recruit, train, maintain, motivate and manage an18-person staff.

-Achieve and maintain mastery of all operating and control systems.

-Ensure compliance with federal, state, internal and external audits, including

delivering 1099s and state filings for escheatable properties.

Major Achievements

-Improved team performance through new communications devices: procedure manuals,

cross-training programs, and regular staff meetings. These and other initiatives led

the Accounts Payable Department to earn the President's Team Award for Quality, 3rd

Quarter 1993.

-Reduced corporate use tax liabilities by $750M, personally providing documentation to

auditors in three states.

-Drafted and published the Employee Expense Voucher Procedures and Schedule of

Authorizations for utilization upon joint venture 1995.

-Trained internal customer formally and informally on new Accounting system, coding,

translations, BA7 preparation, and procedures upon merger. Transferred work location

to Bedminster to monitor and supervise the AP department from Headquarters.

-Full integration of Bell Atlantic Mobile and NYNEX Mobile's Accounts Payable

Departments. Greater efficiencies gained with integration of regional Accounts Payable

processing into HQ (NE and SE).

-Devised ways to meet/exceed volume demands despite staffing problems due to

promotions, leaves of absence, and incidental extended time off. In 1995, all was

accomplished with a 25% turnover in staff and a 13% vacancy rate. In 1996, maintained

processing without manager and full staff for six months.

-Determined more efficient work patterns, resulting in less phone calls, and improved

customer satisfaction. Instituted process improvements on prioritizing, analyzing

workflow, voucher processing, auditing, filing, and retrieving.

-Initiated cross training and enhanced AP staff's CODA functionality.

-Streamlined paperwork and function in the wire process with Treasury.

-Developed and delivered a new interface within seven months for over 2,000 Network

Leases saving ten system hours per month.

-Participated on the IPS team to integrate purchasing and AP departments, and assisted

the procurement team in the analyzation of a software system to integrate with CODA.

-Investigated and implemented scanning for AP vouchers for January 1997.

-Investigated and implemented Tracker2000 software for the escheatment of Abandoned

Property.

-Controlled processes by authoring and publishing new imprest fund guidelines.

-Volunteered to coordinate the physical office relocation from Orangeburg to Pearl

River, 1991.

Prior Positions

Assistant Manager Accounts Payable May 1989 - June 1995

Accounts Payable Group Leader October 1985 - May 1989

Accounts Payable Representative February 1985 - October 1985

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL

TRAINING

Bachelor of Science, Office Administration Butler University, IN 1982

CAPP Certification International Accounts Payable Professionals 2003

Extensive training on PeopleSoft 7.5 and 8.4, and PeopleSoft Query

Training from The Freedom Group on the Tracker Unclaimed Property Software - 4 days

MicroSoft Office Excel, proficient in all Microsoft Office modules

Over 30 company-sponsored training courses addressing personal growth and development,

people and project management, unclaimed abandoned property, and financial management.

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